WORDS MATTER:
Biggest predictor for choosing surgery: Low patient expectation of the benefit of physiotherapy. Choosing words carefully is essential, especially as the outcomes for atraumatic full & partial thickness tears = those of surgery
Structural factors were not related!
Outstanding bit of research from @DMNPhysio @kieranosull & @PeteOSullivanPT 👏👏
'Avoiding rounding the back while lifting is a common belief in Physio's & Manual Handling Adviser's despite the lack of evidence that any specific spinal posture is a risk factor for low back pain'
Can’t overemphasize the importance of weight control in patients with knee osteoarthritis!
Take a look 👇🏻
Link to full article: Link to full article by Aaboe et al. (2011): https://t.co/jkF5yjB5or
🔝 📽️ New video: Messages that matter in patients with NSLBP
Episode 1: MESSAGES THAT CAN HARM
Based on this paper by @PeteOSullivanPT and Ivan Lin👉https://t.co/0MRYnxOkxA
A recurrent theme -but people in pain still get told the same old things - protect your back, pain = harm - these are HCP beliefs too! https://t.co/wCQeDOjxXc
Pain catastrophizing is a modifiable characteristic but most
interventions produce only modest benefit unless targeted to people with high
PC. @RobSchutze https://t.co/cVXTmTQJJb